Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Admission requirements for Pharm D program (AY2022-23)

1. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 12 years of school education.
2. All applicants must complete 18 years of age on or before the 31^st of December in the year of admission for student visa purpose.
3. The applicant must have passed any one of the following English Language Proficiency Tests with a minimum score as follows:

• 1100 in Emirates Standardized Language Test (EmSAT) (only for UAE resident applicants)
• 500 in TOEFL (CBT 173 – iBT 61)
• 5.0 in IELTS for Academic
  Valid English Proficiency Score is mandatory before admission.

4. EmSAT Arabic is mandatory. UAE applicant for MBBS must score EmSAT Arabic of 800 minimum and all international students shall register for a non-credit Basic Arabic Language course in the Institution. Those not completed Arabic will be on conditional admission.
5. EmSAT Maths and two science subjects (Biology mandatory and with Chemistry or Physics) with a minimum score of 900 mandatory for admission for all UAE nationals, students passing from UAE education system. UAE resident applicants with international curriculum are also required to complete EmSAT requirements.
6. All International students are required to pass the EmSAT equivalent admission exam set by the College of Pharmacy that includes Section 1 with the subjects: Mathematics and Biology mandatory, Chemistry or Physics and Section 2 with Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs)
7. Applicants from various educational systems must comply with the rules listed below:

Country	Education System	Minimum Grade requirements as per UAE Grade Equivalence for Pharm D program
UAE	UAE (Advanced Track/Stream or Abu Dhabi Education Council criteria)	Student should secure an overall minimum score of 85%  for Advanced track 80%  for  Elite track (Higher level of the three Science subjects Biology, Chemistry, Physics should be completed in 10th, 11th or 12th Grades).
India	Indian State Board or Indian Central Board-CBSE/ICSE	Student should secure an overall minimum score of 50% in the 12th Grade.
Pakistan Bangladesh	Pakistan Board Bangladeshi Board	Student should secure an overall minimum score of 50% in the 12th Grade.
UK	IGCSE/GCE	Student should have been studied all the 3 Science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics in O Level with a Minimum of: ‘C’ in all ‘O’ level subjects and ‘C’ any of the two Science subjects in AS level or ‘D’ in any of the two Science in A Level Science subjects are Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics.
ECTS	International Baccalaureate	Student should have secured an overall minimum 25 points. (Must have at least 2 Science subjects (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics)
USA	American Diploma	Student should have secured an overall minimum score of 80%. ( SAT (Math) to be completed for equivalency)
Africa	WAEC NECO	Student should secure an overall minimum score of 50% in the 12th Grade.

• Applicants from any other non-UAE educational systems (Standardized International systems) not listed above must have secured a minimum aggregate score equivalent to UAE 80% Elite track as per International Grade Conversion Table published by World Education System.

8. Applicants from any other non-UAE educational systems must submit an Equivalency Certificate of their High School certificate from Ministry of Education, UAE. (Link)
9. Student should complete science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, in 10^th and 11^th or 12th Grades). Applicants who lack sufficient background in science subjects (Biology or Chemistry or Physics) may register for the non-credit remedial course offered by the University.
10. All applicants shall be evaluated for cognitive and non-cognitive traits demonstrating their aptitude for the chosen area of study by the Admissions Committee On successful completion of the EmSAT or the admission exam, the applicant and parent meet the admissions committee.
11. The decision of the Admission Committee shall be final and binding.

Associate Prof. Muhammad Al-Shorbagy
Associate Dean – Academic

PharmD Program Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

On successful completion of this program the graduate will be able to:

PLO1.  Describe the physicochemical properties, structure and use of drugs obtained from natural and synthetic sources.

PLO2. Explain the techniques involved in drug manufacture with special emphasis on design, formulation, quality control, quality assurance and good manufacturing practices (GMP).

PLO3. Describe the profile (mechanism, pharmacological actions, dose, dosage regimen, pharmacokinetic properties, interactions, adverse reactions, contraindications etc.) of prescription and nonprescription pharmaceuticals.

PLO4. Overview the therapeutic applications, safety profiles and reported herb-drug interactions of commonly used complementary and alternative medications.

PLO5. Explain the principles of pharmacotherapeutic disease management and pharmaceutical care.

PLO6. Integrate knowledge of basic, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and clinical sciences in the management of the disease.

Skill

On successful completion of this program the graduate will be able to:

PLO7. Perform/interpret qualitative and quantitative tests for quality control and screening of pharmaceutical products using modern analytical techniques.

PLO8. Collect and organize relevant monograph data for the hospital formulary and dispense based on therapeutic principles and pharmacoeconomic considerations.

PLO9. Collect, critically evaluate and interpret literature and develop evidence-based therapeutic treatment advice.

PLO10. Participate actively and make recommendations in the pharmacotherapeutic decision-making process.

PLO11. Monitor patients for adverse effects and develop strategies to manage and ultimately prevent future adverse experiences.

PLO12. Identify, resolve and develop strategies to prevent all drug-related problems in patients.

PLO13. Evaluate drug utilization pattern in the pharmacy practice setting.

PLO14. Apply advanced professional communication skills for interaction with patients and other healthcare providers.

PLO15. Design, conduct and disseminate research activities.

Aspects of competence

On successful completion of this program the graduate will be able to:

PLO16. Demonstrate professionalism in following the law and ethical standards in the appropriate area of practice.

PLO17. Identify the responsibilities of the pharmacist in both product and patient-oriented services.

PLO18. Dispense prescriptions appropriately and accurately.

PLO19. Monitor and counsel patients to ensure desired therapeutic outcomes.

PLO20. Demonstrate considerations to cultural diversity and social manners.

PLO21. Develop and implement a pharmaceutical care plan.

PLO22. Participate in community healthcare programs and contribute to the development of the healthcare system.

PLO23. Participate in professional governance and policy formulation while considering issues affecting the profession of pharmacy.

PLO24. Engage in collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches and teamwork for improving patient outcomes.

PLO25. Engage in self-assessment and self-directed learning, so as to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and maintain one’s competence.

 

The Matrix of Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) with QFEmirates [Link]

The Matrix of Courses learning outcomes (CLO) aligned with program learning outcomes (PLO) [Link]

Study Plan for Old Curriculum

Year 1

Semester – 1

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
GE 110	Composition and Modern English I	3	3	0	None
GE 112	Mathematics for the Biological Sciences	3	3	0	None
GE 114	General Chemistry	3	3	0	None
GE 120	Computer Concepts and Applications	3	2	2	None
PS 111	Pharmacy Orientation	1	1	0	None
PS 131	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4	3	2	None
Semester Total		17	15	4

 

Semester – 2

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
GE 124	Islamic Studies	3	3	0	None
PS 112	Pharmaceutical Calculations and Solution Dosage Forms	3	2	2	None
PS 121	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	4	3	2	GE 114
PS 122	General Pharmacognosy	3	2	2	None
PS 132	Medical Terminology	2	2	0	None
PS 133	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3	2	2	None
Semester Total		18	14	8

 

Year 2

Semester – 3

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
GE 128	Human Behavior and Socialization	3	3	0	None
GE 130	Composition and Modern English II	3	3	0	GE 110
GE 210	Professional Communication Skills	3	3	0	GE 110
PS 211	Pharmaceutics and Drug Stability	3	2	2	PS 112
PS 221	Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry	3	2	2	GE 114
PS 231	Pharmacology and Therapeutics I	3	2	2	PS131, PS 133
PS 232	Biochemistry I	3	2	2	PS 121
Semester Total		21	17	8

 

Semester – 4

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
GE 126	UAE Society	3	3	0	None
PS 222	Instrumental Analysis	3	2	2	PS 221
PS 223	Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry I	4	3	2	PS 121
PS 233	Pathology	3	3	0	PS 133
PS 234	Pharmacology and Therapeutics II	3	2	2	PS 231
PS 235	Biochemistry II	3	2	2	PS 232
Semester Total		19	15	8

 

Year 3

Semester – 5

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
PS 212	Design and Formulation of Dispersion Systems	4	3	2	PS 211
PS 312	Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics I	3	2	2	PS 211
PS 313	Biostatistics and Research Methodology	3	2	2	None
PS 321	Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry II	3	2	2	PS 223
PS 331	Pharmacology and Therapeutics III	3	2	2	PS 231
PS 332	Basic Microbiology and Immunology	3	2	2	None
Semester Total		19	13	12

 

Semester – 6

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
PS 314	Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics II	3	2	2	PS 211
PS 315	Pharmaceutical Technology	3	2	2	PS 211
PS 322	Complementary and Alternative Medicine	2	2	0	PS 122
PS 333	Interpretation of Clinical Laboratory Data	3	2	2	PS 235
PS 334	Pathogenic Microbiology and Antibiotics	3	2	2	PS 231, PS 332
PS 335	Bioassay and Drug Screening	1	1	0	PS 331
PS 341	Health Care System and Pharmaceutical Care	2	2	0	None
PS 342	Drug Information and Literature Evaluation	2	1	2	PS 331
Semester Total		19	14	10

 

Summer Term – 1

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
PS 343	Community Pharmacy Training I	3	0	120	None
Semester Total		3

 

Year 4

Semester – 7

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
PS 311	Sterile Dosage Forms	3	2	2	PS 211
PS 411	Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	3	2	2	PS 314
PS 414	OTC Drugs and Products	3	2	2	PS 331
PS 445	Pharmacoeconomics [Faculty elective course]	3	3	0	None
PS 441	Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice	2	1	2	None
PS 443	Clinical Pharmacy – Disease and Therapeutic Management I	3	2	2	PS234, PS 331
Semester Total		17	12	10

 

Semester – 8

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
PP 446	Physical Assessment	2	0	4	PS 443
PS 415	Professional Pharmaceutical Ethics and Legislations	2	2	0	None
GE 140	Ethics and the Modern World	3	3	0	None
PS 431	Drugs of Abuse and Clinical Toxicology	3	2	2	PS 331
PS 444	Clinical Pharmacy – Disease and Therapeutic Management II	3	2	2	PS234, PS 331
PS 416	Clinical Problems in Parenteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy [Faculty Elective Course]	3	3	0	PS 311
PS 447	Medication Errors: Causes, Prevention and Current Issues	2	2	0	PS 414
Semester Total		18	14	8

 

Summer Term – 2

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
PS 448	Community Pharmacy Training II	3	0	120	PS 343
Semester Total		3

 

Year 5

Semester – 9

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre-requisites
PP 542	Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy Course: Cardiology	2	2	0	Successful completion of the courses till semester 8
PP 543	Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy Course: Psychiatry and Neurology	2	2	0
PP 544	Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy Course: Gastroenterology and Nutrition	2	2	0
PP 545	Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy Course: Renal Impairments and Drug Monitoring	2	2	0
PP 546	Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy Course: Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology	2	2	0
PP 547	Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy Course: Infectious Diseases and Hematology	2	2	0
PP 548	Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy Course: Nuclear Pharmacy and Oncology	2	2	0
PP 549	Clinical Seminar	1	0	2
Semester Total		15	14	2

C H – Credit Hours, L H – Lecture Hours, N L H – Non-Lecture Hours

 

Faculty Elective Course [Student selects courses equivalent to 6 credits] 

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
PS 412	Dispensing of Medications	2
PS 416	Clinical Problems in Parenteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy	3
PS 442	Applied Clinical and Diagnosis Analysis	2
PS 445	Pharmacoeconomics	3
PP 541	Principles of Pathophysiology and Immunology	2

 

Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) 

Course Code	Course Title	Days	Credit Hours	N L H	Pre-requisite
CR 542	Drug Information Rotation	25	5	200	Successful Completion of all the courses from semester 1 to 9
CR 543	Inpatient Hospital Pharmacy Practice Rotation	25	5	200
CR 544	Community Pharmacy Care  Rotation	25	5	200
CR 545	Adult Acute Pharmaceutical Care Rotation	25	5	200
—-	Elective Rotation I	25	5	200
—-	Elective Rotation II	25	5	200
—-	Elective Rotation III	25	5	200
Total		175	35	1400

 

 

Elective Rotation – Student selects three from the following list
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	N L H
CR 651	Oncology*	5	200
CR 652	Infectious Diseases	5	200
CR 653	Cardiology	5	200
CR 654	Family Medicine*	5	200
CR 655	Psychiatry*	5	200
CR 656	Pediatrics	5	200
CR 671	Pharmaceutical Industry*	5	200
CR 672	Disease State Management	5	200
CR 673	Nuclear Pharmacy*	5	200
CR 674	Consulting Pharmacy*	5	200
CR 675	Internal Medicine	5	200
CR 676	Academic Pharmacy	5	200

* Subject to Availability

Only students with CGPA of 3 and above at the end of 4^th year will be permitted to opt for elective training at sites outside Thumbay Hospitals.

Associate Prof. Muhammad Al-Shorbagy
Associate Dean – Academic

PharmD Program Learning Outcomes

The Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) are aligned with the Qualifications Framework of UAE and the Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education (CAPE) Educational Outcomes. Thus, the PLOs of the PharmD program at Gulf Medical University is aligned to produce practice-ready pharmacy professionals with national and international standards.

PLO Codes		PLO Statements
PLO 1	1.1. Learner (learner)	Develop, integrate, and apply knowledge from the foundational sciences to evaluate the scientific literature, explain drug action and interactions, solve therapeutic problems, and advance population health and patient-centered care.
PLO 2	2.1. Patient-centered care (Care provider)	Provide patient-centered care as the pharmacotherapy expert to diverse patients using the best available evidence and resources, taking into consideration patients’, their families, and their caregivers circumstances and beliefs.
PLO 3	2.2. Medication use systems management (Manager)	Manage patient healthcare needs using human, financial, technological, and physical resources to optimize the safety and efficacy of medication use systems.
PLO 4	2.3. Health and wellness promotion (Promoter)	Develop prevention, screening, intervention, and educational strategies for individuals and communities to maintain and improve health and wellness and to manage chronic diseases.
PLO 5	3.1. Ethical decision making and problem solving (Problem Solver)	ldentify problems; explore and prioritize potential strategies and design, implement, and evaluate a viable solution.
PLO 6	3.2. Educator (Educator)	Educate healthcare providers, patients, and general population by determining most effective and enduring way to impart knowledge and assess understanding.
PLO 7	3.3. Patient Advocacy (Advocate)	Assure that patients’ best interests are represented and consider patient experience.
PLO 8	3.4. Inter & intra professional collaboration (Collaborator)	Actively participate and engage as a healthcare team member by demonstrating mutual respect, understanding, and values to meet patient care needs.
PLO 9	3.5. Cultural Sensitivity (Includer)	Recognize the social determinants of health and traditional compassion to avoid bias and inequities in access to quality care.
PLO 10	3.6. Communication (Communicator)	Effectively communicate orally and in written by identifying verbal and nonverbal ques when interacting with patients and healthcare providers.
PLO 11	3.7. professional statistics & calculation (Calculator)	Perform precise calculations in pharmacy practice and interpretation of statistical data processing and evaluation.
PLO 12	4.1. Self-Awareness (Self-Aware)	Examine and reflect on personal knowledge, skills, abilities, beliefs, biases, motivation, and emotions that could enhance or limit personal and professional growth.
PLO 13	4.2. Leadership & Management (Leader)	Demonstrate responsibility for creating and achieving shared goals, regardless of position, and able to effectively manage resources, information and participate in organizational planning.
PLO 14	4.3. Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Innovator)	Engage in innovative and entrepreneurial activities by using creative thinking to envision better and productive ways of accomplishing professional goals.
PLO 15	4.4. Professionalism & Ethical practice (professional)	Exhibit behaviors and values consistent with the trust given to the profession by patients, other healthcare providers, and society.
PLO 16	4.5. Research and Scholarship (Scholar)	Engage scholarly activities related to the healthcare and pharmaceutical practice.

 

Study Plan for New Curriculum

Study plan duration is 5 years including one summer term (one month) after each of years 2 & 3 and a summer term (2 months) after year 4.

Year 1

Semester – 1

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
COM 101	Professional Communication Skills	2	1	2	None
IT 101	Information Technology	2	–	4	None
ICU 101	Islamic Culture	2	2	–	None
DPH 110	General and Organic Chemistry	4	3	2	None
DPH 111	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4	3	2	None
DPH 112	Pharmacy and Healthcare I	2	2	–	None
Semester Total		16	12	10

 

Semester – 2 

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 120	Physical pharmacy	2	2	–	None
DPH 121	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	3	3	–	DPH 110
DPH 122	Shared Lab I (Shared between Chemistry and Pharmaceutics)	1	–	2	None
DPH 123	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3	2	2	None
ENG 101	English language	3	3	–	None
BSE 101	Behavioral Sciences and ethics	3	3	–	None
USO 101	UAE Society and Cultural Diversity	2	2	–	None
BIS 101	Biostatistics	3	2	2
Semester Total		20	17	6

 

Year 2

Semester – 3

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 210	Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics	3	2	2	None
DPH 211	Genetics and Clinical Immunology	3	3	–	None
DPH 212	Pharmaceutics I	2	2	–	DPH 120
DPH 213	Pharmaceutical analysis	2	2	–	None
DPH 214	Shared Lab II (Shared between Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical analysis)	1	–	2	None
DPH 215	Principles of Pathophysiology, Drug Action and Pharmacogenomics	3	3	–	None
DPH 216	Biochemistry	3	3	–	DPH 121
DPH 217	Professional Skills I*	2	1	2	None
Semester Total		19	16	6

*Include communication and drug information skills and other Pharmacist skills relevant to general healthcare topics covered.

Semester – 4

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 220	Integrated Pharmacotherapy I*	6	5	2	None
DPH 221	Pharmaceutics II	2	2	–	DPH 120
DPH 222	Microbiology	3	3	–	None
DPH 223	Shared Lab III (shared between Pharmaceutics II and Microbiology)	1	–	2	None
DPH 224	Pharmacy and Healthcare II	2	2	–	None
DPH 225	Professional Skills II**	3	1	4	DPH 220
DPH 226	Scholarly Pathway I	1	–	2	None
Semester Total		18	13	10

*Include autonomic nervous system, immunology, rheumatology, pulmonary diseases, clinical nutrition, renal diseases, acid/base disorders and hematology. The lab includes an integrated case-based learning.

**Include physical assessment and other Pharmacist skills relevant to DPH 220 Integrated Pharmacotherapy topics covered.

Summer Term – 1

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 230	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I	4	–	160	None
Semester Total		4	–	160

 

Year 3

Semester – 5

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 310	Integrated Pharmacotherapy II*	6	5	2	None
DPH 311	Clinical Pharmacokinetics	3	2	2	DPH 210
DPH 312	Pharmaceutics III	2	2	–	DPH 120
DPH 313	Pharmacy Law and Ethics	2	2	–	None
DPH 314	Professional Skills III**	3	1	4	DPH 310
DPH 315	Scholarly Pathway II	1	–	2	None
–	Pharmacy Elective	3	3	–	None
Semester Total		20	15	10

*Include endocrine and cardiovascular systems. The lab includes integrated case-based learning.

**Include physical assessment and other Pharmacist skills relevant to DPH 310 Integrated Pharmacotherapy topics covered.

 

Semester – 6

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 320	Integrated Pharmacotherapy III*	6	5	2	None
DPH 321	Toxicology and Pharmacovigilance	3	2	2	None
DPH 322	Pharmacy and Healthcare III	2	2	–	None
DPH 323	Pharmacotherapy in Special Populations	2	2	–	None
DPH 324	Pharmacognosy, Complementary/Alternative Treatments	2	2	–	None
DPH 325	Professional Skills IV**	3	1	4	DPH 320
DPH 326	Scholarly Pathway III	1	–	2	None
Semester Total		19	14	10

*Include neurology diseases and psychiatric disorders. The lab includes an integrated case-based learning.

**Include physical assessment and other Pharmacist skills relevant to DPH 320 Integrated Pharmacotherapy topics covered.

Summer Term – 2

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 330	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II	4	–	160	None
Semester Total		4	–	160

 

Year 4

Semester – 7

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 410	Integrated Pharmacotherapy IV*	6	5	2	None
DPH 411	Pharmacoeconomics	2	2	–	None
DPH 412	Biotech/Advanced Drug Delivery Systems	2	2	–	None
DPH 413	Pharmacy Management	3	2	2	None
DPH 414	Professional Skills V**	3	1	4	DPH 410
DPH 415	Scholarly Pathway IV	3	1	4	None
Semester Total		19	13	12

*Include oncology, hematologic malignancies, hepatic disorders, GI disorders, women’s and men’s health. The lab includes an integrated case-based learning.

**Include physical assessment and other Pharmacist skills relevant to DPH 410 Integrated Pharmacotherapy topics covered.

Semester – 8

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	N L H	Pre/co-requisites
DPH 420	Integrated Pharmacotherapy V*	6	5	2	None
DPH 421	Professional Skills VI**	3	1	4	DPH 420
DPH 422	Scholarly Pathway V	3	1	4	DPH 415
DPH 423	Pharmaceutical Marketing	3	2	2	None
DPH 424	Introduction to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	1	–	2	None
–	Pharmacy Elective	3	3	–	None
Semester Total		19	12	14

*Include infectious diseases. The lab includes an integrated case-based learning.

**Include physical assessment and other Pharmacist skills relevant to DPH 420 Integrated Pharmacotherapy topics covered. 

 

Summer Term – 3 & Year 5

A total of 10 rotations (6 compulsory and 4 electives) and Clinical Seminar (Academic half day every 2 weeks throughout APPE).  Total credit hours of 42 (APPE 40 and Clinical Seminar 2). Total contact hours in APPE is 1600 hours.

 

Compulsory APPEs

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	NLH	Pre-requisites
DPH 430	APPE I: Hospital Pharmacy Operations	4	–	160	All courses till semester 8
DPH 431	APPE II: Community Pharmacy Practice	4	–	160
DPH 510	APPE III: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice I	4	–	160
DPH 511	APPE IV: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice II	4	–	160
DPH 512	APPE V: Inpatient Pharmacy Practice I	4	–	160
DPH 513	APPE VI: Inpatient Pharmacy Practice II	4	–	160

 

Elective APPE (4 rotations to be selected by the student based on availability)

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	NHL	Pre-requisites
DPH 520	APPE VII: Drug Information	4	–	160	All courses till semester 8
DPH 521	APPEVIII: Pharmaceutical Industry	4	–	160
DPH 522	APPE IX: Infectious Diseases	4	–	160
DPH 523	APPE X: Cardiology	4	–	160
DPH 524	APPE XI: Psychiatry	4	–	160
DPH 525	APPE XII: Oncology	4	–	160
DPH 526	APPE XIII: Pediatrics	4	–	160
DPH 527	APPE XIV: Geriatrics	4	–	160
DPH 528	APPE XV: Nephrology	4	–	160
DPH 529	APPE XVI: Academic pharmacy	4	–	160

 

Clinical Seminar

Course Code	Course Title	C H	L H	NLH	Pre-requisites
DPH 514	Clinical Seminar (Academic half day every 2 weeks throughout APPE)	2	–	4	All courses till semester 8

 

Total Credit Hours for PharmD program

• Semester 1: 18
• Semester 2: 18
• Semester 3: 19
• Semester 4: 18
• Summer term 1: 4
• Semester 5: 20
• Semester 6: 19
• Summer term 2: 4
• Semester 7: 19
• Semester 8: 19
• Summer term 3 and Year 5: 42

Grand Total: 200 

 

Pharmacy Electives [Student selects courses equivalent to 6 credits]

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
DPH 316	Drugs in Sport	3
DPH 317	Clinical Problems in Parenteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy	3
DPH 426	Selected Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences	3
DPH 425	Selected Topics in Pharmacy Practice	3

Program Coordinator:

Associate Prof. Muhammad Al-Shorbagy
Associate Dean – Academic

PharmD Program Learning Outcomes

The Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) are aligned with the Qualifications Framework of UAE, UAE Competencies Framework and American College of Clinical Pharmacy Competencies Framework. Thus, the PLOs of the PharmD program at Gulf Medical University is aligned to produce practice-ready pharmacy professionals with national and international standards.

PLO Codes		PLO Statements
PLO 1	1.1. Learner (learner)	Develop, integrate, and apply knowledge from the foundational sciences to evaluate the scientific literature, explain drug action and interactions, solve therapeutic problems, and advance population health and patient-centered care.
PLO 2	2.1. Patient-centered care (Care provider)	Provide patient-centered care as the pharmacotherapy expert to diverse patients using the best available evidence and resources, taking into consideration patients’, their families, and their caregivers circumstances and beliefs.
PLO 3	2.2. Medication use systems management (Manager)	Manage patient healthcare needs using human, financial, technological, and physical resources to optimize the safety and efficacy of medication use systems.
PLO 4	2.3. Health and wellness promotion (Promoter)	Develop prevention, screening, intervention, and educational strategies for individuals and communities to maintain and improve health and wellness and to manage chronic diseases.
PLO 5	3.1. Ethical decision making and problem solving (Problem Solver)	ldentify problems; explore and prioritize potential strategies and design, implement, and evaluate a viable solution.
PLO 6	3.2. Educator (Educator)	Educate healthcare providers, patients, and general population by determining most effective and enduring way to impart knowledge and assess understanding.
PLO 7	3.3. Patient Advocacy (Advocate)	Assure that patients’ best interests are represented and consider patient experience.
PLO 8	3.4. Inter & intra professional collaboration (Collaborator)	Actively participate and engage as a healthcare team member by demonstrating mutual respect, understanding, and values to meet patient care needs.
PLO 9	3.5. Cultural Sensitivity (Includer)	Recognize the social determinants of health and traditional compassion to avoid bias and inequities in access to quality care.
PLO 10	3.6. Communication (Communicator)	Effectively communicate orally and in written by identifying verbal and nonverbal ques when interacting with patients and healthcare providers.
PLO 11	3.7. professional statistics & calculation (Calculator)	Perform precise calculations in pharmacy practice and interpretation of statistical data processing and evaluation.
PLO 12	4.1. Self-Awareness (Self-Aware)	Examine and reflect on personal knowledge, skills, abilities, beliefs, biases, motivation, and emotions that could enhance or limit personal and professional growth.
PLO 13	4.2. Leadership & Management (Leader)	Demonstrate responsibility for creating and achieving shared goals, regardless of position, and able to effectively manage resources, information and participate in organizational planning.
PLO 14	4.3. Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Innovator)	Engage in innovative and entrepreneurial activities by using creative thinking to envision better and productive ways of accomplishing professional goals.
PLO 15	4.4. Professionalism & Ethical practice (professional)	Exhibit behaviors and values consistent with the trust given to the profession by patients, other healthcare providers, and society.
PLO 16	4.5. Research and Scholarship (Scholar)	Engage scholarly activities related to the healthcare and pharmaceutical practice.

 

Study Plan for New Curriculum

Study plan duration is 6 years for Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree and 4.5 years for Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) degree. Those who fulfil the requirements of 6 years are eligible for both BPharm and PharmD degrees.

Year 1

Semester 1

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
COM 101	Professional Communication Skills	2	1	2	None
IT 101	Information Technology	2	1	2	None
ENG 101 ENG 102	English Language	3	3	0	None
DP 110	General and Organic Chemistry	4	3	2	None
DP 111	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4	3	2	None
DP 112	Pharmacy and Healthcare I	2	2	0	None
Semester total		17	12	10

Semester 2

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
USO 101	UAE Society and Cultural Diversity	2	2	0	None
BSE 101	Behavioral Sciences and ethics	3	3	0	None
BIS 101	Biostatistics	3	2	2	None
DP 120	Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry	3	3	0	DP 110
DP 121	Physical pharmacy	2	2	0	None
DP 122	Shared Lab I (Shared between Chemistry and Pharmaceutics)	1	0	2	None
DP 123	Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3	2	2	None
Semester total		17	14	6

Year 2

Semester 3

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
ICU 101	Islamic Culture	2	2	0	None
DP 210	Biochemistry I	2	2	0	DP 120
DP 211	Genetics and Clinical Immunology	3	3	0	None
DP 212	Microbiology	3	3	0	None
DP 213	Pharmaceutics I	2	2	0	DP 121
DP 214	Shared Lab II (Shared between Pharmaceutics and Microbiology)	1	0	2	None
DP 215	Principles of Pathophysiology and Drug Action	3	3	0	None
Semester total		16	15	2

Semester 4

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
EIS 101	Entrepreneurship, innovation and Sustainability	3	3	0	None
DP 220	Biochemistry II	2	2	0	DP 120
DP 221	Pharmaceutics II	2	2	0	DP 121
DP 222	Pharmaceutical Analysis	2	2	0	None
DP 223	Shared Lab III (shared between Pharmaceutics II and Pharmaceutical analysis)	1	0	2	None
DP 224	Pharmacy and Healthcare II	2	2	0	None
DP 225	Professional Skills I	2	1	2	None
DP 226	Scholarly Pathway I	1	0	2	None
AIH 101	Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Professionals	2	1	2	IT 101
Semester total		17	13	8

Summer Term – 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Prerequisite
DP 230	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I	4	–	160	None
Summer term total		4	–	160

Year 3

Semester 5

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
DP 310	Integrated Pharmacotherapy I	3	3	0	Co-requisite
DP 311	Integrated Pharmacotherapy II	3	3	0
DP 312	Integrated Case Based Learning-1 (ICBL-1)	1	0	2
DP 313	Professional Skills II	2	0	4
DP 314	Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics	3	2	2	None
DP 315	Pharmacy Law and Ethics	2	2	0	None
DP 316	Pharmaceutics III	2	2	0	DP 221
DP 317	Scholarly Pathway II	1	0	2	None
Semester total		17	12	10

Semester 6

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
DP 320	Integrated Pharmacotherapy III	3	3	0	Co-requisite
DP 321	Integrated Pharmacotherapy IV	3	3	0
DP 322	Integrated Case Based Learning-2 (ICBL-)	1	0	2
DP 323	Professional Skills III	2	0	4
DP 324	Pharmacotherapy in Special Populations	2	2	0	None
DP 325	Complimentary & Alternative Treatments	2	2	0	None
DP 326	Toxicology and Pharmacovigilance	3	2	2	None
DP 327	Scholarly Pathway III	1	0	2	None
HIS 101	Health Information System	1	0	2	IT 101
Semester total		18	12	12

Summer Term – 2

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Prerequisite
DP 330	Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II	4	–	160	None
Summer term total		4	–	160

Year 4

Semester 7

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
DP 410	Integrated Pharmacotherapy V	3	3	0	Co-requisite
DP 411	Integrated Pharmacotherapy VI	3	3	0
DP 412	Integrated Case Based Learning-3 (ICBL-3)	1	0	2
DP 413	Professional Skills IV	2	0	4
DP 414	Advanced Drug Delivery Systems	2	2	0	None
DP 415	Pharmacy Management	2	2	0	None
DP 416	Pharmacoeconomics	2	2	0	None
DP 417	Scholarly Pathway IV	2	0	4	DP 327
DP 418	Antimicrobial Stewardship	1	1	0	None
Semester total		18	13	10

Semester 8

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
DP 420	Integrated Pharmacotherapy VII	3	3	0	Co-requisite
DP 421	Integrated Pharmacotherapy VIII	3	3	0
DP 422	Integrated Case Based Learning-4 (ICBL-4)	1	0	2
DP 423	Professional Skills V	2	0	4
DP 424	Pharmaceutical Marketing	2	2	0	None
DP 425	Introduction to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience	1	0	2	None
DP 426	Pharmacogenomics	2	2	0	None
DP 427	Scholarly Pathway V	2	0	4	DP 327
DP 428-1/ DP 428-2	Pharmacy Elective (Selected topics in Pharmacy Practice/ Selected topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences)	2	2	0	None
Semester total		18	12	12

Year 5

Semester 9 (All courses till Semester 8 are prerequisites for Semester 9)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours
Mandatory Rotations
DP 510R	Hospital Pharmacy Operations	4	0	160
DP 511R	Community Pharmacy Practice	4	0	160
Elective Rotations (any 2 of the following to be selected by students)
DP 512R	Drug Information	4	0	160
DP 513R	Adult Acute Care	4	0	160
DP 514R	Inpatient Pharmacy Practice	4	0	160
DP 515R	Academic Pharmacy	4	0	160
Academic half day every 2 weeks throughout BPharm rotations
DP 516	Clinical Seminar	1	0	4/Week
Semester total		17		640

Exit for BPharm with 160 Credit Hours, Others continue to add PharmD to BPharm.

Semester 10

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours	Pre/co-requisite
DP 520	System-Based Care & Population Health	2	2	0	None
DP 521	Prescribing Skills	2	0	4	None
DP 522	Advanced Pharmacotherapy I	3	3	0	None
DP 523	Advanced Pharmacotherapy II	3	3	0	None
DP 524	Complex Case discussion	1	0	2	None
DP 525	Pharmacist-Led Clinics	1	1	–	None
DP 526-1/ DP 526-2	Pharmacy Elective-2 (Drug in Sport vs Parentaral Nutrition)	2	2	0	None
DP 527-1/ DP 527-2	Pharmacy Elective-3 (Critical Care vs Clinical Trials)	2	2	0	None
Semester total		16	13	6

Year 6

All courses till semester 10 are prerequisites for Year 6

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Lecture Hours	Activity Hours
Mandatory Rotations
DP 610R	Ambulatory Care	6	0	240
DP 611R	Critical Care	6	0	240
DP 612R	Internal Medicine	6	0	240
DP 613R	Infectious Diseases	6	0	240
Elective Rotations (any 2 of the following to be selected by students)
DP 620R	Cardiology	6	0	240
DP 621R	Geriatrics	6	0	240
DP 622R	Oncology	6	0	240
DP 623R	Pediatrics	6	0	240
DP 624R	Disease State Management	6	0	240
Academic half day every 2 weeks throughout PharmD rotations
DP 625	Clinical Seminar	2	0	4/Week
Year total		38		1440

Total Credit Hours for BPharm and PharmD combined is 217.

Doctor of Pharmacy – Course Descriptions

Year 1

Semester 1

ENG 101 English Language

The course provides an intensive instruction in the writing process focusing on the organization of ideas in well-developed paragraphs with some emphasis on developing vocabulary. It prepares students for expository and argumentative essays.

COM 101 Professional Communication Skills

The course emphasizes on important skills that enable the student to communicate effectively in their role of patient care and education as well as in their work place. It ensures professionalism, efficacy and productivity. This will help the students to learn the knowledge, skills and practice, lay the foundation for clear communication as well as for development of a trusting relationship in formal hospital settings. Activities will emphasize on basic communication skills such as writing official documents and presenting with strategy, knowing your audience and tailoring your messages to fit the role, knowing ethical and cultural guidelines as well as developing a stronger interpersonal communication through decoding verbal and non-verbal questions and resolving conflicts effectively.

IT 101 Information Technology

This course aims to develop effective literature search, scientific writing and presentation skills. It intends to enable the students to understand the various types of scientific literature available, perform an effective literature search, write a review on a scientific topic, prepare effective tables and graphs and present effective oral and poster presentations. The student will be made aware about plagiarism as well.

ICU 101 Islamic Culture

The course aims to the learner to the concepts and beliefs in Islam that form the basics of Islamic culture. The students are expected to identify the differences, compare values and preferences in Islamic culture with the existing ones. The course consists of a general review of Islam as a religion and as an approach to life. The objective of this course is to enable the student to demonstrate awareness of the effects of culture upon interpersonal communications and to interact appropriately to the culture of the colleague/patient.

DPH 110 General and Organic Chemistry

The course covers topics related to the different chemical reactions, measurements and figures, electronic structure and periodicity. The chemical bonding, molecular forms, intermolecular bonding and forces are also discussed. In addition to the physical and chemical properties, emphasis is given to topics like acids and bases, chemical equilibrium and radioactivity. The course also includes common organic reactions with emphasis and focus on the chemical bonding, nomenclature and different reactions of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes. 

DPH 111 Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I

This course integrates knowledge of both the anatomical structure and physiological functions of the human body. The anatomy of the different systems; muscular, integumentary, endocrine and nervous system in general are discussed. The course also includes the structure and function of the normal cell; tissues in general, their different types, microscopic characteristics, locations, distribution and functions in the human body and of the different organ systems and their respective roles and functions in the organization of the body. The physiology is integrated with anatomy for each system of the human body. Topics which are covered in detail include the organization, regulation and function of the muscular, integumentary, endocrine and nervous system.

DPH 112 Pharmacy and Healthcare I

This course is designed to introduce features of the healthcare system in the United Arab Emirates. Historical improvements that happened in the health professions are discussed. The course also covers a comprehensive overview of key features of public health and disease prevention. It also explains different roles of healthcare team members as an introduction to Inter-Professional Education.

Semester 2

DPH 120 Physical pharmacy

The course provides the students with a wide background in physical pharmaceutical principles essential for their pharmacy study in the next years. The course aims at introducing important pharmacy related physical principles in areas such as states of matter, solubility and distribution, Surface and interfacial phenomenon, phase equilibrium and phase rule, solutions of electrolytes and non-electrolytes, adsorption, buffers and isotonic solutions and rheology. The course also presents basic understanding of particle size as it applies to pharmaceutical sciences.

DPH 121 Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry

The pharmaceutical organic chemistry course is aimed to present fundamentals of certain topics in organic chemistry and applications in a brief and suitable manner related to the pharmaceutical field of study. It covers the pharmaceutical importance of functional groups aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alkyl and aryl halides, alcohols, ethers and epoxides, phenols, amines, carboxylic acids and esters, and heterocyclic compounds. The course will emphasize the pharmaceutical importance of these functional groups, their molecular structures and properties, classification, structure, conformations, nomenclature, physical properties, preparation and reactions.

DPH 122 Shared Lab I (Shared between Chemistry and Pharmaceutics)

The course represents the practical application of the knowledge taught in the courses of physical pharmacy (DPH 120) and pharmaceutical organic chemistry (DPH 121). 

DPH 123 Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II

This course integrates knowledge of both the anatomical structure and physiological functions of the human body. The anatomy of the different systems; Nervous, cardio-vascular, Lymphatic, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary and Reproductive are discussed. The physiology is integrated with anatomy for each system of the human body. The physiology topics which covered in detail include the organization, regulation and function of the Nervous, cardio-vascular, Lymphatic, Respiratory, Digestive, Urinary and Reproductive systems

AHP 101 Arabic for Health Professionals

The course is designed for both Arabic and non-Arabic speakers to enable them to communicate in health professional settings. Many role plays will help students of basic and advanced levels at the same time to understand each other’s problems while speaking to the person with language limitations of any kind. Course will enable non-native speakers to acquire basic knowledge in greetings and simple communication with patients. All students will function as an effective team member and contribute to peer learning.

BSE 101 Behavioral Sciences and ethics

The course is designed to give an overview of the main topics in behavioral sciences and Ethics including biological basis of behavior, mental processes, sensation and perception, learning, motivation, intelligence, human development, personality, socialization, social groups, changes in trends, problems of determined individual’s and universal ethical principles. The objective of the course is to enable the student to understand and apply the knowledge, skills and attitude developed in this course to communicate effectively. Students will learn and practice strong values, ethical conduct and social responsibilities, especially personal, academic and professional integrity while developing collaboration in diverse team settings. Students will be trained to display sensitivity to cultural, psychosocial and ethical issues.

USO 101 UAE Society and Cultural Diversity

This course focuses on the unique nature of the UAE society and its political, geographical, cultural, demographical, and social aspects. It highlights the Emirati perspective of contemporary global changes. This course allows the students to explore the Emirati society in global context. The students will be able to get an insight into the unique political, geographical, cultural, demographical, and social aspects of the UAE society. They will use this knowledge in their interpersonal dealings with the individual members of this community when they meet them in the work-related settings or the community. Students will develop awareness of cultural diversity advantages and disadvantages and discuss cultural, social and communication sensitivities and will be able to relate themselves to global context.

BIS 101 Biostatistics

In this introductory course in Biostatistics will cover the basics aspect in statistics which include the types of variables, measurements, descriptive statistics such as measures of central tendency and dispersion, and inferential statistics which as hypothesis, testing of hypothesis using various statistical test, the correlation coefficient and its statistical significance and the basics in regression analysis. This course will help the students to select an appropriate statistical test for analyzing data from different types of research, interpret the result and apply the results to make decisions.

Year 2

Semester 3

DPH 210 Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics

This course is designed to familiarize students with the both biological factors and physicochemical characteristics of the drug influence on drug absorption from gastro- intestinal tract; emphasize the importance of dosage form selection and how it affects the clinical outcome. This course deals with the rate processes of drug disposition, derivation of mathematical models to calculate the time course of drug and metabolite concentrations following drug administration. In addition, the course will discuss the pharmacokinetics of drug disposition following one compartment, multi compartment and non-linear pharmacokinetic models for different rout of administration.

DPH 211 Genetics and Clinical Immunology

This course discusses the principles of human genetics with application to the study of biological function and the genetic basis of common inherited disorders. Also, the course explores the basic principles of host defense against pathogens, including aspects of innate and adaptive immunity, and immune evasion strategies. The mechanisms of antibody formation and molecular aspects of cellular immunity, including T and B cell interactions and lymphocyte memory formation, will be emphasized, and connections to modern medicine will be highlighted. In addition, the course covers autoimmune, allergic and immunodeficiency diseases, as well as new advances in interventional and clinical immunology and the molecular and genetic basis of immunologically-mediated diseases.

DPH 212 Pharmaceutics I

An introductory course that deals with pharmaceutical calculations needed in prescriptions and the basic technique of compounding simple aqueous and non-aqueous pharmaceutical solution dosage forms. This course will also introduce the formulation aspects of some dosage forms including: solutions, suspensions, emulsions, creams, ointments and suppositories. Moreover, detailed information will be supplied about quality control tests used in evaluation of each dosage form.

DPH 213 Pharmaceutical analysis

This course describes the basic principles covering instrumental methods of analysis in areas of electrochemical, chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis such as the, HPLC, TLC, HPTLC, UV–visible spectrophotometry, fluorimetry AAS, IR, NMR and MS. The applications of these methods in pharmaceutical compounds, dosage forms and drugs and their metabolites in biological fluids are also included.

DPH 214 Shared Lab II (Shared between Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical analysis)

The course represents the practical application of the knowledge taught in the courses of Pharmaceutics 1 (DPH 212) and pharmaceutical analysis (DPH 213). 

DPH 215 Principles of Pathophysiology, Drug Action and Pharmacogenomics

This course provides foundation knowledge and principles of pathophysiology and pharmacology. It also covers pharmacogenomics considerations and applications in individual patient care. It prepares the students for the integrated pharmacotherapy course series.

DPH 216 Biochemistry

This biochemistry course deals with complete understanding of the molecular level of the chemical process associated with living cells. It provide basic knowledge of  the structure-function relationships of biological molecules, especially proteins, lipids and carbohydrates which enable the student to appreciate derangement of function resulting from abnormalities in structures of the biomolecules, it  provides Important concepts include bioenergetics, biological catalysis, and metabolic pathways as interacting regulated systems processes.it covers the regulation and integration of major metabolic pathways, roles of enzymes, coenzymes and their mechanisms of action, isoenzymes & its role in health & illness are also highlighted .It covers the chemical structure of vitamins and their rules in health and diseases. Course designed to provide a firm foundation in biochemistry in one semester for understanding the interpretation of clinical Lab Data (PS 333).

DPH 217 Professional Skills I

This course is the first in Professional Skills Series. Skills expected to develop with this course are complimentary to the course Pharmacy & Healthcare. It includes evidence based practice, communication, and drug information skills.

Semester 4

DPH 220 Integrated Pharmacotherapy I

This course integrates topics from pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacotherapy in renal disease, acid/base disorders, clinical nutrition, autonomic nervous system, pulmonary disease, hematology and immunology and rheumatology. Each disease groups are in modules that contain details of topics from integrated sciences.

DPH 221 Pharmaceutics II

The course demonstrates the design and formulation of tablets and capsules. Moreover, the course includes an introduction for sterile drug delivery systems, their advantages and disadvantages. The design, formulation and quality control of ophthalmic and injectable dosage forms; including isotonicity as well as sterilization techniques are studied.

DPH 222 Microbiology        

This course deals with the study of the biological characters of different groups of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their classification. It also familiarizes the students with the mechanism of action of antimicrobials, antimicrobial sensitivity testing as well as sterility testing. Furthermore, the course deals with the role of microorganisms in infectious diseases. The covered topics include pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, prevention and control of the different bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoal and helminths infections.

DPH 223 Shared Lab III (shared between Pharmaceutics II and Microbiology)

The course represents the practical application of the knowledge taught in the courses of pharmaceutics II (DPH 221) and microbiology (DPH 222).

DPH 224 Pharmacy and Healthcare II      

This course is designed to provide the students with a comprehensive overview of key principles related to self-care and the use of non-prescription products. The course empowers the students to engage in health promotion and community engagement activities e.g., smoking cessation. Being highly accessible healthcare professionals pharmacists are placed well in the society to promote health and wellness of the consumers of healthcare.

DPH 225 Professional Skills II

This course trains students to develop certain skills related to pharmacy practice. Skills expected to develop with this course are complimentary to the topics in Integrated Pharmacotherapy I.

DPH 226 Scholarly Pathway I

This course lays foundation for pharmacy research. It includes methods for literature review, ethical principles, terminologies, and basic statistics for pharmacy research.

Summer Term-1

DPH 230 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience I 

This course is the first in a two-part series of in a real world community pharmacy setting designed to allow the students the opportunity to develop and apply skills based on the knowledge and practice in previous courses. The objectives of this introductory are to develop professional communication skills, acquire knowledge of community pharmacy practice and become familiar with different brand names of over-the-counter (OTC) medications available in the UAE market. In addition, students are expected to dispense prescriptions under supervision of the pharmacist.

Year 3

Semester 5

DPH 310 Integrated Pharmacotherapy II

This course integrates topics from pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacotherapy in endocrine system and cardiovascular diseases. Each disease groups are in modules that contain details of topics from integrated sciences. 

DPH 311 Clinical Pharmacokinetics

This course enables the students to understand pharmacokinetic basis of drug interactions, effect of various disease states on the clinical pharmacokinetic parameters. The course also covers the methods of therapeutic drug monitoring to adjust the dose of narrow therapeutic index drugs in different patient populations. This enables the student to design dosing regimen in clinical conditions considering the patient, disease, drug interactions and pharmacogenomics factors.

DPH 312 Pharmaceutics III

The course comprises the knowledge of pharmaceutical plant design, machinery, the theoretical background and practical demonstration of different manufacturing processes like: mixing, filtration, extraction, drying and packaging technology. Moreover, the solution kinetics of drug degradation, rate processes and reaction order for simple & complex reactions are discussed. Models for drug stability that predict the effect of formulation and storage factors on expiration date are also illustrated.

DPH 313 Pharmacy Law and Ethics

This course aims to discuss the components of the pharmaceutical legislations in the United Arab Emirates. In addition, the course will enable the students to adhere to the national and international ethical standards including the Good Pharmacy Practice as they relate to the profession. The legal aspects of starting a pharmacy and its operations will be discussed.

DPH 314 Professional Skills III

This course trains students to develop certain skills related to pharmacy practice. Skills expected to develop with this course are complimentary to the topics in Integrated Pharmacotherapy II.

DPH 315 Scholarly Pathway II

This course covers different methods used in pharmacy research. It includes detailed methods of qualitative and quantitative research designs. The supporting biostatistics is also discussed.

Semester 6

DPH 320 Integrated Pharmacotherapy III

This course integrates topics from pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacotherapy in cardiovascular, neurological and psychiatric diseases. Each disease groups are in modules that contain details of topics from integrated sciences.

DPH 321 Toxicology and Pharmacovigilance

This course covers the principles of the prevention and management of poisoning and drug overdoses. The course details the concepts and practices of pharmacovigilance nationally and internationally. It discusses on methods to establish pharmacovigilance operations in a hospital setting. Role of pharmacists in patient safety is also covered.

DPH 322 Pharmacy and Healthcare III

This course covers healthcare system deliveries and indicators for measuring the value of the system. The roles of different stakeholders in the healthcare system, including the international health agencies, Ministry of Health and Prevention, healthcare providers, health insurance organizations, and the consumers in developing health policies and efficient delivery of healthcare services are discussed. Students also gain an understanding of the leading policies that govern the pharmacy profession and its influence on the global healthcare delivery.

DPH 323 Pharmacotherapy in Special Populations

This course covers the common medical and healthcare issues in special populations. It include altered drug pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics of drug in the special populations like pediatrics, geriatrics, obese, pregnant or lactating patients resulting in altered drug response and drug safety issues. Moreover, the course gives the concepts of tailoring the pharmacist provided services, including the counselling, considering the patient diversity in the society. The course prepares the students to plan and proceed with population specific approach to the common disorders.

DPH 324 Pharmacognosy, Complimentary/Alternative Treatments

This course is designed to introduce students in their third professional year to Phytopharmaceuticals & dietary supplements utilizing an evidence-based approach and an overview of micro and macro perspectives of Complementary and Alternative Medicine which will enable the students in making rational decisions while advising patients. The focus is on herbs with proven clinical efficacy and discussions will include plant name, part used, adverse effects, contraindications, potential drug interactions, dose, mechanism of action and clinical evidence. A comparison between herbal preparations and other drugs in the management of specific conditions will be included to stimulate rational and evidence based approaches to therapeutic recommendations.

DPH 325 Professional Skills IV

This course trains students to develop certain skills related to pharmacy practice. Skills expected to develop with this course are complimentary to the topics in Integrated Pharmacotherapy III.

DPH 326 Scholarly Pathway III     

This course covers critical appraisal of pharmacy literature. It will allow the student to read article from high and moderate reputation journals in pharmacy field and learn how to do full critical appraisal to be able to choose the best resources for information needed for the future recommendations in practice field. This course will make the student able to plan to do a research, write research proposal and submit for ethics approval.

Summer Term -2

DPH 330 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience II

This course is the second in a two-part series of at a real world practice environment, but this time in an institutional pharmacy setting. The student will gain an appreciation for the profession of pharmacy with exposure to the real patients and develop professional attitudes, judgment and skills needed to function in this setting. This introductory pharmacy practice experience will smoothen the transition of the students from didactic learning to the exclusive experiential learning in the advanced pharmacy practice experience. 

Year 4

Semester 7

DPH 410 Integrated Pharmacotherapy IV

This course integrates topics from pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacotherapy in oncology, hematologic malignancies, hepatic disorders, GI disorders, women’s and men’s health. Each disease groups are in modules that contain details of topics from integrated sciences.

DPH 411 Pharmacoeconomics

This course covers the economic, clinical, and humanistic aspects of healthcare interventions, reflecting on health technology assessments. The course explains the methods to measure costs and outcomes in micro (clinical) and macro (administrative) economic levels. Different stakeholder perspectives and economic frameworks for the evaluation and interpretation of pharmacoeconomic analyses become center part of this course. Pharmacoeconomic modelling is also discussed.

DPH 412 Biotech/Advanced Drug Delivery Systems

The course includes the design and formulation of nanoparticles and nanovesicles and their application to enhance drug solubility and dissolution. Moreover, it contains the formulation and delivery aspects of transmucosal, transdermal and site-specific drug delivery systems. Also, the course includes the fundamentals of biotechnology derived pharmaceuticals and also covers existing current manufacturing technologies like automatic process control and software systems in industrial settings.

DPH 413 Pharmacy Management

This course covers essential pharmacy practice managerial skills including personnel and product management, addressing workplace conflict, continuous quality improvement, and leadership. The course places special emphasis on how to receive and respond to different types of patients in a pharmacy. The course builds upon these skills in the development of a business plan to implement an innovative pharmacy service.

DPH 414 Professional Skills V

This course trains students to develop certain skills related to pharmacy practice. Skills expected to develop with this course are complimentary to the topics in Integrated Pharmacotherapy IV.

DPH 415 Scholarly Pathway IV

This course covers aspects of conducting research. Students are expected to conduct research under supervision. The research shall be completed in this course or continued to scholarly pathway V. 

Semester 8

DPH 420 Integrated Pharmacotherapy V

This course integrates topics from pathophysiology, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacotherapy in infectious diseases. Each disease groups are in modules that contain details of topics from integrated sciences.

DPH 421 Professional Skills VI

This course trains students to develop certain skills related to pharmacy practice. Skills expected to develop with this course are complimentary to the topics in Integrated Pharmacotherapy V.

DPH 422 Scholarly Pathway V

This covers preparation of research report, preparation of research presentation for an appropriate conference and preparation of manuscript to be published in an appropriate journal. If the research undertaken in Scholarly pathway IV is long, research could be continued, but an interim report, presentation, and manuscripts should be prepared.        

DPH 423 Pharmaceutical Marketing

The course covers essentials of pharmaceutical marketing based on fundamentals of marketing sciences. Essentials of how to connect to customers and brand building are discussed. Communication in pharmaceutical marketing is emphasized.

DPH 424 Introduction to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience

This course is designed to provide students with the tools needed to be successful APPE students. Students will participate in a variety of activities, including case studies, group work, evaluations and assessment, review of therapeutic topics, and student/preceptor panel interactions. Activities will be supplemented by didactic lecturing for each topic. The activities are selected based on feedback from previous APPE students, preceptors, and faculty, and are intended to “de-mystify” the APPE. This course prepares students to enter the APPE with the ability to successfully submit required APPE forms, evaluate rotation, preceptors and site, avoid common APPE student mistakes, document clinical interventions, review medical charts, and prepare for therapeutic and other practice responsibilities.

Pharmacy Electives Courses

DPH 316 Drugs in Sport

This course focuses on knowledge of drugs using in sports by the athletes and other person. It studies the perspective of International and national regulation of drug use, monitoring, testing and legal aspects of drug use in sports. This course will allow the student to explore the perspectives of the role of Athlete Support Personnel.

DPH 317 Clinical Problems in Parenteral Nutrition and Intravenous Therapy

This course is designed to explore the scope of clinical problems related to parenteral nutrition and intravenous therapy. Students will be taught the rationale of using various intravenous therapy and parenteral and enteral nutritional therapy with their advantages, disadvantages, complications and monitoring parameters.

 Summer Term – 3 & Year 5

DPH 514 Clinical Seminar (Academic half day every 2 weeks throughout APPE)       

This course is designed as a companion to all APPE experiences. During APPE, the student will identify a question that needs to be researched. Upon approval of the faculty supervisor, the student will research the question through systematic review of the literature following an evidence based practice approach. The student will deliver a presentation on the approach to answering the question. The presentation will be made before an audience of students, faculty, and practitioners.

Compulsory APPE Rotations

DPH 430 APPE I: Hospital Pharmacy Operations

This advanced pharmacy practice experience builds on didactic courses and introductory pharmacy practice experience about how to manage pharmacy operations. Based on current standards of pharmacy practice, efficient operations in both administrative and clinical levels will empower students manage pharmacy. Students will work on operations that interlinks with other departments in the institution. 

DPH 431 APPE II: Community Pharmacy Practice

This advanced pharmacy practice experience in a community pharmacy setting builds on the abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience. It provides training in community pharmacy with opportunities to interact with public. The experience covers pharmacy management, dispensing process, patient counselling, and related services through community pharmacies.

DPH 510 APPE III: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice I & DPH 511 APPE IV: Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice II     

This advanced pharmacy practice experience in an ambulatory care setting builds on the abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience. It is a combination of 2 rotations with same objectives to provide sufficient training in ambulatory care practice.

DPH 512 APPE V: Inpatient Pharmacy Practice I & DPH 513 APPE VI: Inpatient Pharmacy Practice II       

This advanced pharmacy practice experience in an inpatient setting builds on the abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience. It is a combination of 2 rotations with same objectives to provide sufficient training in inpatient pharmacy practice. The student will be involved in the practice and interact with professionals and patients.

Elective APPE Rotation

DPH 520 APPE VII: Drug Information    

This advanced pharmacy practice experience is to enhance expertise in the management of medical/drug informatics. It imparts an advanced ability to retrieve, analyze, and communicate appropriate information on medications and health care issues to pharmacists, physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals and the patients.

DPH 521 APPE VIII: Pharmaceutical Industry   

The purpose of this rotation is for students to learn about the functions and activities of pharmaceutical manufacturers. The Pharmaceutical Industry rotation will afford students the opportunity to be exposed to different departments within the organization in order to gain a better understanding of the role of the pharmaceutical industry in the provision of healthcare.

DPH 522 APPE IX: Infectious Diseases    

The advanced pharmacy practice experience provides a student with experience in the pharmacotherapeutic management of infections in direct patient care. The activities of the experience are to build upon abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience to provide services to patients with infectious disorders.

DPH 523 APPE X: Cardiology

The advanced pharmacy practice experience provides a student with experience in the pharmacotherapeutic management of cardiology patients in direct patient care. The activities of the experience are to build upon abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience to provide services to patients with cardiovascular disorders.

DPH 524 APPE XI: Psychiatry

The advanced pharmacy practice experience provides a student with experience in the pharmacotherapeutic management of psychiatric patients in direct patient care. The activities of the experience are to build upon abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience to provide services to patients with psychiatric disorders.

DPH 525 APPE XII: Oncology

The advanced pharmacy practice experience provides a student with experience in the pharmacotherapeutic management of oncology patients in direct patient care. The activities of the experience are to build upon abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience to provide services to patients with cancer.

DPH 526 APPE XIII: Pediatrics

The advanced pharmacy practice experience provides a student with experience in the pharmacotherapeutic management of pediatric patients in direct patient care. The activities of the experience are to build upon abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience to provide services to pediatric patients.

DPH 527 APPE XIV: Geriatrics

The advanced pharmacy practice experience provides a student with experience in the pharmacotherapeutic management of geriatric patients in direct patient care. The activities of the experience are to build upon abilities acquired from didactic learning and introductory pharmacy practice experience to provide services to old patients.

Specific Completion Requirements of the PharmD Program (New Curriculum) includes:

• Completion of 200 credits
• A minimum CGPA of 2.0*
• *Admissions from 2020 onwards: IPPE and APPE are not assigned letter grades. It is only Pass/Fail/Pass with Distinction. IPPE and APPE are not counted towards CGPA calculation.

Specific Completion Requirements of the PharmD Program (Old Curriculum) includes:

• Completion of 204 credits
• A minimum CGPA of 2.0